Eared Grebe (Hornsby Bend)

Howdy my friends,I wanted to share some images of Eared Grebe with breeding plumage. Normally we Texan mostly get to see their winter plumage because they already headed north by the time they change to the breeding plumage. But sometimes there are a few late boomer.

Found a spot at a corner of Pond 1 of Hornsby Bend where i could lay down on my belly and reversed the tripod center column so the lens was only few inches above the surface of the water. I got a couple of keepers and hope you like them. C&C are appreciated.

500mm, f8, 1/500s, ISO200, partial metering, EC=0, 12mm ext. tube

Really beautiful Fee ......Great exposures and the low angle is fantastic. .

Oh yeah, Fee, I like them very much indeed! The bird is lovely and your images do it justice. And I love the low angle.

Those are beautiful Fee, Well done!

Spot on there Fee, looks almost like you were swimming towards the bird to take the shots!!

Nice clicks--well done!

Wow-never checked into what they "morph" into @ breeding time. Got a medicore one ala winter dress couple of weeks ago and called it good. Now hope a renegade hangs around late and starts feeling frisky. Thanks for sharing.

WOW Fee ... they are stunning ... here in the UK we call them a Black necked grebe and we only ever see them in this breeding plumage, they are a big deal when they are located here as they are a bit of a rarity.

Lovely low angle with detail and colour to die for ... just superb, Well done indeed

Great looking bird and images, the feather color and detail is excellent...

Dave

Nicely done Fee! Beautiful detail and Color and angle!

great low angle and lovely shots Fee. Now, you will have to enlighten me on your use of the ext tube. I have had it in the back of my mind, but never tired it.

Love the perspective Fee, and you got him coming and going -
That eye is captivating to say the least; and the plumage on the side of the head just draws my eye to his eye.
This is not a species that I would normally be able to see around here, but I'm certainly fascinated by it through your fine work.

Really nice shots, Fee. We don't get those here. Next time I come to Texas for birds, I expect you to be my guide.

Such a beautiful bird and you captured that very well.

andrewhuxman wrote in post #13909288
Really beautiful Fee ......Great exposures and the low angle is fantastic. .

Thanks for the nice feedback Andrew.

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #13909309
Oh yeah, Fee, I like them very much indeed! The bird is lovely and your images do it justice. And I love the low angle.

That's very kind of you Levina. Glad you like them.

BGgraphy wrote in post #13909381
Those are beautiful Fee, Well done!

I appreciate your feedback Bret. I have a lot to learn from you.

2slo wrote in post #13909407
Spot on there Fee, looks almost like you were swimming towards the bird to take the shots!!

Thanks Mark. I was very close to the water, and they don't smell too good actually.

JimLittle wrote in post #13909486
Nice clicks--well done!

Thanks Jim for the feedback.

ardeekay wrote in post #13910456
Wow-never checked into what they "morph" into @ breeding time. Got a medicore one ala winter dress couple of weeks ago and called it good. Now hope a renegade hangs around late and starts feeling frisky. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for commenting Rog. Keep an eye on them because some will stay longer, especially if the food source in the pond is rich enough.

straker wrote in post #13910605
WOW Fee ... they are stunning ... here in the UK we call them a Black necked grebe and we only ever see them in this breeding plumage, they are a big deal when they are located here as they are a bit of a rarity.

Lovely low angle with detail and colour to die for ... just superb, Well done indeed

Thanks for the encouraging words Stracker. I googled Black-necked Grebe, they sure look the same! I hope you get a chance to photograph one because i believe you could do even better.

dbriz wrote in post #13910715
Great looking bird and images, the feather color and detail is excellent...

Dave

I appreciate the comment Dave. Cheers!